Re: Gala B
Posted by John R
on October 18, 2023, 8:28 am, in reply to "
Re: Gala B"
I agree. I think most royals use different criteria for choosing a tiara which is at their disposal. Amalia has a huge collection of 'smaller' tiaras to pick from. Other Houses have a more limited collection to choose from. Many royal ladies have a dislike and preference for certain pieces. Mette Marit seems too modest to wear any grand jewels. She seems uncomfortable wearing them. Honestly, I can't even see her wearing the Emerald Tiara more than once when she's Queen. As for CP Mary, she seems quite fond of her modest wedding tiara/necklace she received from QMII and PH and the Edwardian piece she received from her husband but neither are very impressive. For some reason she never opted for any of the other smaller pieces in the collection. The Ruby set does not go well with every outfit I think so that might be a limiting factor as well. Previous Message I am still not ready to call it a Gala B - even though it is not celebrating the first in line to the Danish throne. Prince Christian will eventually become King and to me it feels "right" to celebrate with a gala banquet, just like they did in Norway for Princess Ingrid Alexandra. Ironically it is the second in line to the thrones of the new generation of European Royalty that have been celebrated in such a splendid and festive manner and not the first in line (Princess of Orange, Duchess of Brabant and soon the Princess of Asturias). Queen Margrethe wore the Poire Pearl tiara, which is one of her finest pieces. And she combined this with pieces from the Crown Jewels that are not seen that often. Ok, it was not the Diamond necklace used at Crown Prince Frederik's wedding. But what she wore are still invaluable historic pieces and they happened to include ruby and diamonds which we all know is the colour of the Danish flag. Mette-Marit wore what she always wears - so she would have worn this no matter what and not because this banquet was "less important". Queen Anne-Marie wore a piece from her mother, the great grandmother of Prince Christian. So it probably had more affectional value than any of her other pieces. She also wore this to the gala in Sweden last month and I don't think that event can be called a "Gala B". The Duchess of Brabant wore her own tiara at the banquet in Oslo for Princess Ingrid Alexandra, another gala for a second in line. I actually think that the Royals use other criteria when chosing the jewels they wear; what goes with the outfit; historical connection and things like that. I could be wrong of course.
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